U.S. patent application number 11/813974 was filed with the patent office on 2008-03-20 for plastic card for special member.
Invention is credited to Chanhee Lee.
Application Number | 20080067254 11/813974 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 36692453 |
Filed Date | 2008-03-20 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080067254 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lee; Chanhee |
March 20, 2008 |
Plastic Card for Special Member
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a plastic card for a special member for
providing a financial transaction function, which is decorated with
noble metals and jewels and has a beautiful three-dimensional
pattern formed on the surface thereof, thereby providing a user
with refinement. The plastic card is manufactured by performing the
steps of thermally bonding thin synthetic resin layer sheets to
form a card sheet, die-cutting the card sheet into a number of
rectangular finished cards, and attaching a magnetic tape for
recording information on the finished cards or having an IC chip
embedded in the finished cards. The plastic card includes: a
coupling hole 11 formed on the surface of the plastic card 10; and
a rivet 20 made of noble metal and inserted into the coupling hole
11, the rivet 20 having a head 20a formed and fixed to the coupling
hole 11 by pressing the lower portion thereof in a state where the
rivet 20 is inserted into the coupling hole 11 and a jewel 21
firmly fixed on the upper portion of the rivet 20.
Inventors: |
Lee; Chanhee; (Gyeonggi,
KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
1330 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON
DC
20036
US
|
Family ID: |
36692453 |
Appl. No.: |
11/813974 |
Filed: |
January 5, 2006 |
PCT Filed: |
January 5, 2006 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR06/00035 |
371 Date: |
September 4, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
235/492 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B42D 25/20 20141001;
B42D 25/00 20141001; B42D 2033/32 20130101; B42D 25/373
20141001 |
Class at
Publication: |
235/492 |
International
Class: |
G06K 19/06 20060101
G06K019/06 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jan 19, 2005 |
KR |
20-2005-001605 |
Claims
1. A plastic card for special member for providing a financial
transaction function, which is manufactured by performing the steps
of thermally bonding thin synthetic resin sheet layers to form a
card sheet, die-cutting the card sheet into a number of rectangular
finished cards, and attaching a magnetic tape for recording
information on the finished cards or having an IC chip embedded in
the finished cards, comprising: a coupling hole 11 formed on the
surface of the plastic card 10; and a rivet 20 made of noble metal
and inserted into the coupling hole 11, the rivet 20 having a head
20a formed and fixed to the coupling hole 11 by pressing the lower
portion thereof in a state where the rivet 20 is inserted into the
coupling hole 11 and a jewel 21 firmly fixed on the upper portion
of the rivet 20.
2. A plastic card for special member according to claim 1, wherein
the rivet 20 is made of any one of noble metal materials such as
gold, platinum, silver and the likes, and the jewel 21 is any one
selected from the group consisting of diamond, emerald, sapphire,
ruby, jade, synthetic jewel and artificial jewel.
3. A plastic card for special member according to claim 1, wherein
a specially designed three-dimensional pattern 12 of concave and
convex shape is formed on the surface of the plastic card 10 by
heating and compressing a mold which has a concave and convex part.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a plastic card for a
special member, and more particularly, to a plastic card for a
special member, which is decorated with noble metals and jewels and
has a beautiful three-dimensional pattern formed on the surface
thereof, thereby providing a user with refinement.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In general, a plastic card can be used instead of cash like
a credit card, a cash card or a transportation card or utilized as
a consultation card or a membership card. The plastic card is a
sort of plastic money issued to a specific member for verifying a
grace period for payment of product prices or service prices, and
is widely used at present. Now, there are a number of plastic cards
of various kinds, which are differentiated according to a
customer's credit level.
[0003] A gold card, which is provided to a VIP customer who is a
person of high credit level, is widely used. Recently, a platinum
card, which means a white gold card, is higher in level than the
gold card and is developed to satisfy members with differentiated
services and values, is used.
[0004] However, the gold card has a differentiated outward
appearance since it is coated with gold color to provide a sense of
refinement, but the platinum card is less in refinement of the
outward appearance than the gold card since the platinum card is
coated with silver color for merely expressing the texture of white
gold. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a platinum card, which
is more beautiful in outward appearance and higher in refinement
than the gold card.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Technical Problem
[0005] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve
the above problem occurring in the prior art, and it is an object
of the present invention to provide a plastic card for a special
member, which is decorated with noble metals and jewels and has a
beautiful three-dimensional pattern formed on the surface thereof,
thereby providing a user with refinement.
Technical Solution
[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides
a plastic card for special member for providing a financial
transaction function, which is manufactured by performing the steps
of thermally bonding thin synthetic resin sheet layers to form a
card sheet, die-cutting the card sheet into a number of rectangular
finished cards, and attaching a magnetic tape for recording
information on the finished cards or having an IC chip embedded in
the finished cards, including: a coupling hole formed on the
surface of the plastic card; and a rivet made of noble metal and
inserted into the coupling hole, the rivet having a head formed and
fixed to the coupling hole by pressing the lower portion thereof in
a state where the rivet is inserted into the coupling hole and a
jewel firmly fixed on the upper portion of the rivet.
Advantageous Effects
[0007] According to the present invention, the rivet 20 of noble
metal is coupled with the coupling hole 11 formed at the center of
the plastic card 10 and the jewel 21 such as diamond is fixed on
the rivet 20 so that the plastic card 10 decorated with the
gorgeous ornaments such as jewels and noble metal can show the
beautiful outward appearance and provide the greatest refinement.
In addition, the present invention can realize the plastic card 10
of higher grade well matched to the special member since it
provides a sense of unique texture through the specially designed
three-dimensional pattern 12 of the concave and convex shape and
the beautiful outward appearance. Therefore, the plastic card for
special member according to the present invention can enhance the
international competitiveness thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a plastic card
according to the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the plastic card
according to the present invention; and
[0010] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the plastic card according to
the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0011] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred
embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
[0012] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a plastic card 10 according to the
present invention is manufactured by performing the steps of
thermally bonding five to seven thin synthetic resin sheet layers
so as to form a card sheet with a thickness of about 0.8 mm, and
die-cutting the card sheet into a number of rectangular finished
cards.
[0013] For the purpose of a user's financial transactions, a
magnetic tape for recording information is attached on the plastic
card or an IC chip is embedded in the plastic card.
[0014] Of course, such a plastic card 10 as constructed above has
been widely known. However, the most important characteristic of
the present invention is in the fact that the plastic card 10 is
decorated with noble metals and jewels so as to provide the user
with refinement to fabricate a card for a special member of the
present invention.
[0015] The plastic card 10 includes a coupling hole 11 formed at
the center thereof, and a rivet 20 made of noble metal and inserted
into the coupling hole 11.
[0016] The rivet 20 is made of noble metal such as gold, platinum
or silver, and is in the shape of a hollow tube.
[0017] In a state where the rivet 20 is inserted into the coupling
hole 11, when the lower portion of the rivet 20 is pressed, a head
20a is formed, and hence, the rivet 20 inserted into the coupling
hole 11 can be firmly fixed to the coupling hole 11.
[0018] Furthermore, a jewel 21 is firmly fixed to the upper portion
of the rivet 20 of the tubular shape.
[0019] The jewel 21 is fastened integrally with the rivet 20 fused
when the upper portion of the rivet 20 is heated in a state where
the jewel 21 is fit on the upper portion of the rivet 20, which is
the noble metal tube. The rivet 20 on which the jewel 21 is firmly
fixed is inserted and fixed into the coupling hole 11 formed on the
plastic card 10.
[0020] The jewel 21 may be one of expensive jewels such as diamond,
emerald, sapphire, ruby, jade, and so on, but according to
circumstances, may be an artificial jewel of inexpensive price,
such as synthetic jewel. Therefore, the present invention is not
limited to the expensive kinds of jewels.
[0021] However, to show a special quality of the platinum card, it
is preferable to enhance the refinement of the card by decorating
it with the rivet 20 made of platinum and the jewel 21 made of
diamond.
Mode for the Invention
[0022] The present invention can provide the plastic card of higher
grade well-matched to the special member's nobility, since the
rivet 20 of noble metal is coupled with the coupling hole 11 formed
at the center of the plastic card 10 and the jewel 21 such as
diamond is fixed on the rivet 20 so that the plastic card 10
decorated with the gorgeous ornaments such as jewels and noble
metal can show the beautiful outward appearance and provide the
greatest refinement.
[0023] Meanwhile, the plastic card 10 has a stereoscopic pattern 12
of a concave and convex shape specially designed and formed on the
surface thereof. The stereoscopic pattern 12 is formed by an
embossing process in such a way as to thermally compress a concave
and convex pattern formed on an upper mold to which a heater is
mounted when the synthetic resin sheets are piled up and bonded by
heat.
[0024] Therefore, the present invention can realize the plastic
card 10 of higher grade well matched to the special member since it
provides a sense of unique texture through the specially designed
three-dimensional pattern 12 of the concave and convex shape and
the beautiful outward appearance.
[0025] In the drawings, the unexplained reference numeral 30
designates a hologram attached on the surface of the plastic card
10, and 31 designates a print indicating an emblem of a
company.
[0026] While the present invention has been described with
reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to
be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims.
It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or
modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit
of the present invention.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0027] As described above, the rivet 20 of noble metal is coupled
with the coupling hole 11 formed at the center of the plastic card
10 and the jewel 21 such as diamond is fixed on the rivet 20 so
that the plastic card 10 decorated with the gorgeous ornaments such
as jewels and noble metal can show the beautiful outward appearance
and provide the greatest refinement. In addition, the present
invention can realize the plastic card 10 of higher grade well
matched to the special member since it provides a sense of unique
texture through the specially designed three-dimensional pattern 12
of the concave and convex shape and the beautiful outward
appearance. Therefore, the plastic card for special member
according to the present invention can enhance the international
competitiveness thereof.
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